[6-K] Tower Semiconductor Ltd Current Report (Foreign Issuer)
Tower Semiconductor and AIStorm announced the Cheetah HS, a 120x80-pixel charge-domain imager that embeds a first-layer analog neural network and captures up to 260,000 frames per second, described as 2,000鈥�4,000虫 faster than conventional CMOS sensors. The on-chip charge-domain neuron layer outputs pulse streams for downstream processing, reducing the need for expensive high-speed data converters and interfaces.
The chip includes an integrated LED driver programmable up to 40 mA, improved low-light performance, and is positioned for robotics, drones, manufacturing inspection, security tracking, biometric and sports-analysis markets. Cheetah HS is available now as a chip and in reference-camera systems.
Tower Semiconductor e AIStorm hanno presentato il Cheetah HS, un sensore a dominio di carica da 120x80 pixel che integra un primo strato neurale analogico e acquisisce fino a 260.000 fotogrammi al secondo, descritto come 2.000鈥�4.000虫 pi霉 veloce rispetto ai sensori CMOS convenzionali. Lo strato neuronale on-chip a dominio di carica genera flussi di impulsi per l'elaborazione a valle, riducendo la necessit脿 di costosi convertitori di dati ad alta velocit脿 e relative interfacce.
Il chip include un driver LED integrato programmabile fino a 40 mA, offre prestazioni migliorate in condizioni di scarsa illuminazione ed 猫 destinato ai mercati della robotica, dei droni, dell'ispezione industriale, del tracciamento per la sicurezza, della biometria e dell'analisi sportiva. Il Cheetah HS 猫 disponibile ora come chip e in sistemi di riferimento per fotocamere.
Tower Semiconductor y AIStorm anunciaron el Cheetah HS, un sensor de dominio de carga de 120x80 p铆xeles que integra una primera capa de red neuronal anal贸gica y captura hasta 260.000 fotogramas por segundo, descrito como 2.000鈥�4.000虫 m谩s r谩pido que los sensores CMOS convencionales. La capa neuronal on-chip en dominio de carga emite flujos de pulsos para el procesamiento posterior, reduciendo la necesidad de costosos convertidores de datos de alta velocidad e interfaces.
El chip incluye un controlador LED integrado programable hasta 40 mA, mejora el rendimiento en condiciones de poca luz y est谩 orientado a rob贸tica, drones, inspecci贸n industrial, seguimiento de seguridad, biometr铆a y an谩lisis deportivo. Cheetah HS est谩 disponible ahora como chip y en sistemas de c谩mara de referencia.
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鞚� 旃╈潃 斓滊寑 40 mA搿� 頂勲攴鸽灅氚� 臧�電ロ暅 韱淀暕 LED 霌滊澕鞚措矂毳� 韽暔頃橁碃 鞝�臁半弰 靹彪姤鞚� 頄レ儊霅橃棃鞙茧┌, 搿滊磭瓿淀暀, 霌滊, 鞝滌“ 瓴�靷�, 氤挫晥 於旍爜, 靸濎泊鞚胳嫕 氚� 鞀ろ彫旄� 攵勳劃 鞁滌灔鞚� 瓴儱顷╇媹雼�. Cheetah HS電� 旃� 雼拡瓿� 霠堩嵓霟办姢 旃措⿺霛� 鞁滌姢韰滌溂搿� 歆�旮� 鞚挫毄 臧�電�顷╇媹雼�.
Tower Semiconductor et AIStorm ont annonc茅 le Cheetah HS, un capteur en domaine de charge de 120x80 pixels qui int猫gre une premi猫re couche neuronale analogique et capture jusqu'脿 260 000 images par seconde, d茅crit comme 2 000鈥�4 000x plus rapide que les capteurs CMOS classiques. La couche neuronale en charge sur puce d茅livre des flux d'impulsions pour le traitement en aval, r茅duisant le besoin de convertisseurs de donn茅es et d'interfaces haute vitesse co没teux.
La puce int猫gre un pilote LED programmable jusqu'脿 40 mA, am茅liore les performances en faible luminosit茅 et s'adresse aux march茅s de la robotique, des drones, de l'inspection industrielle, du suivi de s茅curit茅, de la biom茅trie et de l'analyse sportive. Le Cheetah HS est disponible d猫s maintenant en tant que puce et dans des syst猫mes de r茅f茅rence pour cam茅ras.
Tower Semiconductor und AIStorm haben den Cheetah HS vorgestellt, einen 120x80-Pixel-Ladedom盲nen-Bildsensor, der eine analoge neuronale Netzwerkschicht integriert und bis zu 260.000 Bilder pro Sekunde aufnimmt 鈥� angegeben als 2.000鈥�4.000虫 schneller als herk枚mmliche CMOS-Sensoren. Die On-Chip-Ladedom盲ne-Neuronenschicht liefert Pulsstr枚me f眉r die nachgelagerte Verarbeitung und reduziert den Bedarf an teuren Hochgeschwindigkeits-Datenwandlern und Schnittstellen.
Der Chip enth盲lt einen integrierten LED-Treiber, programmierbar bis 40 mA, bietet verbesserte Low-Light-Leistung und richtet sich an Robotik, Drohnen, Fertigungsinspektion, Sicherheitsverfolgung, Biometrie und Sportanalyse. Cheetah HS ist jetzt verf眉gbar als Chip und in Referenz-Kamerasystemen.
- Very high capture rate: up to 260,000 fps, claimed to be 2,000鈥�4,000虫 faster than conventional CMOS sensors
- On-chip analog AI layer: charge-domain neuron outputs reduce need for separate high-speed data converters, lowering BOM and power
- Immediate availability: Cheetah HS is offered as a chip and in reference-camera systems, enabling faster customer evaluation and sampling
- Wide target markets: positioned for robotics, drones, inspection, security, biometrics and sports analysis, indicating broad addressable use cases
- No production or volume guidance: the filing does not disclose manufacturing scale, unit pricing, or expected revenue contribution
- No customer commitments disclosed: there are no announced design wins, purchase orders, or tier-1 customers in the release
- Integration unknowns: the press release does not provide details on downstream compatibility or performance of pulse-stream outputs in customer systems
Insights
TL;DR Product showcases Tower's charge-domain CMOS image sensor capability but lacks financial or volume details to assess near-term revenue impact.
Tower's role as the foundry partner for a high-speed, charge-domain imager highlights a differentiated process capability in CMOS image sensor and analog charge-domain integration. The 260k fps claim and embedded analog neuron layer are technical differentiators that could support design wins across industrial and edge markets. However, the release provides no information on production capacity, expected unit pricing, customer engagements, or margins, so investor impact is currently strategic rather than quantifiable.
TL;DR Cheetah HS's on-pixel analog neural layer and 260k fps capability are technically significant for ultra-high-speed, low-power edge vision applications.
The combination of charge-domain pixel processing with an integrated first-layer analog neural network can materially reduce BOM and system power by avoiding separate high-speed ADCs and interfaces. Programmable frame rates and an integrated LED driver (up to 40 mA) make the design versatile for inspection, motion analysis and embedded tracking. Actual system-level benefits will depend on downstream integration, algorithm compatibility with pulse-stream outputs, and volume economics.
Tower Semiconductor e AIStorm hanno presentato il Cheetah HS, un sensore a dominio di carica da 120x80 pixel che integra un primo strato neurale analogico e acquisisce fino a 260.000 fotogrammi al secondo, descritto come 2.000鈥�4.000虫 pi霉 veloce rispetto ai sensori CMOS convenzionali. Lo strato neuronale on-chip a dominio di carica genera flussi di impulsi per l'elaborazione a valle, riducendo la necessit脿 di costosi convertitori di dati ad alta velocit脿 e relative interfacce.
Il chip include un driver LED integrato programmabile fino a 40 mA, offre prestazioni migliorate in condizioni di scarsa illuminazione ed 猫 destinato ai mercati della robotica, dei droni, dell'ispezione industriale, del tracciamento per la sicurezza, della biometria e dell'analisi sportiva. Il Cheetah HS 猫 disponibile ora come chip e in sistemi di riferimento per fotocamere.
Tower Semiconductor y AIStorm anunciaron el Cheetah HS, un sensor de dominio de carga de 120x80 p铆xeles que integra una primera capa de red neuronal anal贸gica y captura hasta 260.000 fotogramas por segundo, descrito como 2.000鈥�4.000虫 m谩s r谩pido que los sensores CMOS convencionales. La capa neuronal on-chip en dominio de carga emite flujos de pulsos para el procesamiento posterior, reduciendo la necesidad de costosos convertidores de datos de alta velocidad e interfaces.
El chip incluye un controlador LED integrado programable hasta 40 mA, mejora el rendimiento en condiciones de poca luz y est谩 orientado a rob贸tica, drones, inspecci贸n industrial, seguimiento de seguridad, biometr铆a y an谩lisis deportivo. Cheetah HS est谩 disponible ahora como chip y en sistemas de c谩mara de referencia.
Tower Semiconductor鞕� AIStorm鞚� 120x80 頂届厐鞚� 鞝勴晿 霃勲⿺鞚� 鞚措歆� 靹检劀 Cheetah HS毳� 氚滍憸頄堨姷雼堧嫟. 鞚� 靹检劀電� 1旄� 鞎勲偁搿滉犯 鞁犼步毵濎潉 雮挫灔頃橁碃 斓滊寑 齑堧嫻 260,000頂勲爤鞛�鞚� 齑榿頃橂┌, 旮办〈 CMOS 靹检劀氤措嫟 2,000鈥�4,000氚� 牍犽ゴ雼り碃 靹る獏霅╇媹雼�. 鞓供 鞝勴晿 霃勲⿺鞚� 雺措煱 旄奠潃 頉勳啀 觳橂Μ鞖� 韼勳姢 鞀ろ姼毽检潉 於滊牓頃橃棳 瓿犾啀 雿办澊韯� 旎矂韯办檧 鞚疙劙韼橃澊鞀� 牍勳毄鞚� 欷勳棳欷嶋媹雼�.
鞚� 旃╈潃 斓滊寑 40 mA搿� 頂勲攴鸽灅氚� 臧�電ロ暅 韱淀暕 LED 霌滊澕鞚措矂毳� 韽暔頃橁碃 鞝�臁半弰 靹彪姤鞚� 頄レ儊霅橃棃鞙茧┌, 搿滊磭瓿淀暀, 霌滊, 鞝滌“ 瓴�靷�, 氤挫晥 於旍爜, 靸濎泊鞚胳嫕 氚� 鞀ろ彫旄� 攵勳劃 鞁滌灔鞚� 瓴儱顷╇媹雼�. Cheetah HS電� 旃� 雼拡瓿� 霠堩嵓霟办姢 旃措⿺霛� 鞁滌姢韰滌溂搿� 歆�旮� 鞚挫毄 臧�電�顷╇媹雼�.
Tower Semiconductor et AIStorm ont annonc茅 le Cheetah HS, un capteur en domaine de charge de 120x80 pixels qui int猫gre une premi猫re couche neuronale analogique et capture jusqu'脿 260 000 images par seconde, d茅crit comme 2 000鈥�4 000x plus rapide que les capteurs CMOS classiques. La couche neuronale en charge sur puce d茅livre des flux d'impulsions pour le traitement en aval, r茅duisant le besoin de convertisseurs de donn茅es et d'interfaces haute vitesse co没teux.
La puce int猫gre un pilote LED programmable jusqu'脿 40 mA, am茅liore les performances en faible luminosit茅 et s'adresse aux march茅s de la robotique, des drones, de l'inspection industrielle, du suivi de s茅curit茅, de la biom茅trie et de l'analyse sportive. Le Cheetah HS est disponible d猫s maintenant en tant que puce et dans des syst猫mes de r茅f茅rence pour cam茅ras.
Tower Semiconductor und AIStorm haben den Cheetah HS vorgestellt, einen 120x80-Pixel-Ladedom盲nen-Bildsensor, der eine analoge neuronale Netzwerkschicht integriert und bis zu 260.000 Bilder pro Sekunde aufnimmt 鈥� angegeben als 2.000鈥�4.000虫 schneller als herk枚mmliche CMOS-Sensoren. Die On-Chip-Ladedom盲ne-Neuronenschicht liefert Pulsstr枚me f眉r die nachgelagerte Verarbeitung und reduziert den Bedarf an teuren Hochgeschwindigkeits-Datenwandlern und Schnittstellen.
Der Chip enth盲lt einen integrierten LED-Treiber, programmierbar bis 40 mA, bietet verbesserte Low-Light-Leistung und richtet sich an Robotik, Drohnen, Fertigungsinspektion, Sicherheitsverfolgung, Biometrie und Sportanalyse. Cheetah HS ist jetzt verf眉gbar als Chip und in Referenz-Kamerasystemen.
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Date: August 12, 2025
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Adjustable frame rate up to 260,000 frames per second (fps)
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Integrated LED driver (programmable up to 40 mA)
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Enhanced low light performance
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Integrated charge-domain neuron layer outputting pulse streams for downstream neural-network layers or raw high-speed video
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Dramatic cost advantage over competitors
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Lowers processing costs by capturing images quickly, leaving more time per frame for processing
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Ability to capture extremely high-speed events and analyze them in slow motion
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Tim Cox, ZingPR for AIStorm | [email protected]
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